Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-11-15
Resolution Calling for the
December Election.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC FRANCHISE
street. Ordered Graded. The
Hitching Ordinance to be Mod
fed. other Business.

present.
After the reading and adoption OF
the minutes, the following business
was transacted:
A draft of a contract with A. w.
Ellis to grade Pleasant avenue at
1915 per foot was read and approved.
A draft OF contract with A. W.
Ellis to grade Soto street at 81 per
foot was read and approved.
A draft of contract with John
Hanlon for building the new City
Hall for $20S,S00 was read and after
amendment was adopted unami-
mously.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
The Superintendent of Streets re-
ported expenditures OF 1868 during
the past week. Referred to Finance
Committee.
The Pound Keeper reported the i'm
pounding of 81 horses and COWS
since June. Referred to Finance
Committee.
Tony Bright, the Pound Keeper,
rendered his resignation, to take effect
Immediately. Laid over for one
week.
The Zaniero reported expenditures
of $50 during the past week. Referred
to Finance Committee.
The City Auditor reported the
amounts in the various funds as pub
lished in We .terday's HERALD. Re-
ferred to Finance Committee.
Mayor Workman stated that he had
not signed the hitching ordinance,
because he thought it too sweeping.
If it were to be modified SO as to
allow some exemption, he would be
glad to sign it.
The vote adopting the ordinance
was reconsidered and the matter was
referred to the Police Commissioners
for modification.
PUBLIC WORKS.
The Board of Public Works re-
ported as follows:
On petition of G. W. McGauk and others to
have the line Of Adobe street DEFINED; the
Board will say that the City surveyor is al
ready ordered to define said lines. Filed.
On petition of Thomas Cuddy, N. NJ. and
Thos. B. Brown, trustees of Los Angeies
Lodge No. 40, +. & A. NJ, againt the grad
ing Of CASTELAR, street in trout OF Masonic
buryiug grounds, recommended the same
he denied as contract and contractor are al
ready at wO K on said tract. Adopted.
On petition of Frank La Strong and others.
owners on Workman street, to have said
street graded, recommended that the prop
erty owners be allowed to do their own grad
ing, provided they do said work in accord
ance with regular specifications. Adopted.
On petition OF w. NJ Bristol and Others to
have grade of Bryant from Lincoln to
Ninth, Whittier, Seventh to Ninth, Lincoln
Holmes to Vernon established; recon-
q
ye,Or be instructed 10 establish said grade.
Adopted.
On petition of s p. R. r. Co. to have Au-
rOra street Abandoned, and to be allowed to
erect foot-path i'll place thereof; recon-
mcnded the same be referred to the Board
of Public Works and City Surveyor to find
struct an elevated wagon road from Buena
Vista and San Fernando street, on line OF
Aurora street. Adopted.
On petition of -. Embody ct al. to have
obstructions rem we'd from the line of Mo-
xsrt street: recon- mended that the City sur
vey0r be instructed to define said street
Adopted.
ON petition of c. s. Miles to have the mat
ter of grading Virgin street proceeded with
ms soon as possible; recommended the con
tract be let to D. F. Donovan, and that said
grading Ue commenced as soon as contract
is approved. Adopted
on petition of c. ). Miles to have grade of
iced street establ shed at once; recommend
ed the same be granted and City surveyor be
instructed to establish said grade. Adopted.
On petition of Edward Records to have
the grade of Soto street stabishcd between
Brooklyn avenue and Wabash avenue; re-
commended the same be granted and City
Surveyor instructed to establish said grade.
On petition of D. Feldsohman and others
to have the grade of Seventh street estab-
Hslled between Maiu and San Pedro; re-
commended the same be granted and City
Surveyor instructed to establish said grade.
Adopted.
On petition of Black Diamond Coal Com
pany to be allowed to place scales on First
street at the crossing of the California Cen
trail Railr lad Company; recommended that
the petition be granted. provided the said
company does not go further into the street
than the old line Of the property ten feet
Recommended that the City SURVEYOR be
instructed to suggest some plan to make the
grade of Wall street and Los Angeles street
SO as to protect the sewer at the intersection
of said streets. Adopted
Recommended that the bill of II. C Regis
ter for the grading of Angelina street be al
lowed. Adopted.
price of s. SO per front foot for the. grading
of Second sire ct, and recommended the pc
titiOn be denied, as the Board considers that
that the price is not excessive as large cob
Bile cutters are to be put in, and that the
contract be let t. Z. c. Burlingame.
Adopted.
On petition of the San Gabriel Valley
IL
Board asks further time. Granted.
In regard to the petition OF the S. p. r. r, +,
same recommendation as last weeks report,
with the addition that the Company be re-
luired t. put in automatic & ties over said
cross streets. Ordinance read and adopted
As Shaw Strand failed to put up checks
for the grading of Union Avenue, the Board
recommended that the bid of Sanford John
Won. which was the next lowest bid be ac-
cepted. Adopted.
Recommended that the grade of
Beaudry avenue between Fifth and
Sixth streets, be adopted as estab-
lished. Adopted.
Recommended that the property
owners on Kip and Ingraham streets
be allowed to grade their own streets.
Adopted.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The Building Committee recon-
mendedthat the City Alto ney draw a
contract with the architects of the new
City Hall, allowing them a commits
sion of five per cent on $4,000
Adopted.
Recommended that hereafter insur-
ance policies on public buildings be
taken out for three years. Adopted.
The Land Committee reported as
follows:
In the matter of the petition of Al
fred Moore for quit claim deed from
the city, recommended that it be de-
MED. Adopted.
In the matter of the petition of John
McIlmol and Mrs. Scott, recommends
ed that an abstract be filed with the
petition. Adopted.
In the matter of the application OF
B. f. WAITRESS to purchase lot As in
East Los Angeles, no action can be
taken until the City Surveyor presents
survey and plat of lands belonging to
the city in East Los Angeles as or
dered several months ago by Council.
Filed.
Recommended that the City Sur
yeyor be instructed to Immediately